The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-04-15

JUDGES. '"&-lt4'i9'
The contest appears To have been as bit.
ter IN Leavenworth as at any other portion
Of the State, and 1t is especially with that
city that Mrs. Cougar had to do. She pre.
sents matters in a very different light from
the report In the World aud Kansas Oity
Times, and her statements are confirmed
In every respect by the Leavenworth
Times, the leading paper Of that city. Ger.
tainly the suffagists camo out OF the con.
test more enthusiastic than over for their
cause. .s, ID, Nd lg6. jsla.sal SIN 57,..fl,
sA'.a How It Worked. @.!+rA &s6
Condemned from Mn. Gotgar's Letter. Fri
LEAvENwoRTI, KAs., April tS.-To The
Editor: kansas is the first State in the
Union to grant women the privilege 10
vote and hold office in cities the came 90
men. l't,si NJ. n RI
The oft.mads objection that women
will not vote il the franchise 10 extended
to them, has been forever answered by
the conduct Of Kansas women in tbs
municipal elections that have just closed.
l have In my possession 65tts tag-i
SUFFICIENT OFFICIAL RETURNS m,
from fret and second class cities to show
that more than two-6fths OF all the repis.
tered voters in these April elections are
women, also that not over two.ffths Of
men voters, as rule, register and vote.
It appears from this that women do
quite as well as men and as fully appre.
ciato their privileges and duties as citizens
in the b Of their political life, In
smaller cities whore registration is not ra.
quired, the women have more generally
voted than in the larger towns, in almost
every instance electing their full ticket,
for, be 1t said to the honor Of this new
class OF voters, "women's tickets' have
been much in the field, while thoy have
taken a very lively hand in caucuses.
primaries, and conventions. "a =
Men hfFn l'j great regard to the
~'fhCc / !" 'u-si. u 10 selection of cam
ni.4t.e, and in numerous places women
have been elected to school offices, have
been, employed in registration Offices, and
served on election boards. So does the
vote bring power end consequent respect.
It is worth millions" more than '.isilent
influences" in public matters, as the pres.
ent test shows. s'',
:. I. THERE HAVE BEEN BUT FEW TOWNS ~
where women have not congregated to re.
joice. and pass resolutions setting forth
their sentiments in no uncertain manner.
These expressions have been outspoken
for principles instead OF parties, and man
have been duly notified that partisan strife
shall not take precedence over clean rec.
ords and high moral principles with wo.
men voters. AS general thing the new
voters have ehown their ability to pasp
through the past election, with all the at.
tendant excitement and echeming and
local interests, without forgetting their
high standard as expressed in words:
there have been, however, some excep.
tione, which show that human nature ia
quite womanly IS we'll as 4 manly at.
tribute It's heaviest test. One OF nv chief
tenets in urging the adoption OF this law
and its application in Kansas was to show
that by the voters Of my sex the present
rule Of the vicious and tramp clements in
large cities can be eliminated, especially
that Of the whisky alliance That my 90.
sition is we'll taken is proven by the re.
turns from the present elections, which in
many instances put good men in power
where bad men a. 81 ~, j 10. a 4. N
HAVE HERETOFORE RElGSED SUPREME,
Probably in no place wss so irving n
test made as in Leavenworsh, the largest
city in tho State, having a population Of
about 1000 i5sS'l 80, Z, :
For the past four years an sdministra-
ton, under Mayor Medley, hes allowed
over 200 saloons and their. institutions 10
run; abiding people have been help.
less in the hands Of this man, the friend
Of saloons, brothels, gambling dens, and
the head leader OF jobs aud rings that have
bsnkrupted the finances OF the city as
we'll as it's morals. Two years ago this
man was elected by majority OF LOO,
Into this Sodom, and before such munich.
pal corruption, came the new voters which
clothed the lsw-abiding people with hone,
Members OF the Legislature had exacted
promise Of me that would aid in organ.
izlug and leading the women OF the city
in their difficult battle, and, il possible,
change the tide Of affairs. Into this work
I came. The women rallied at my call
and worked with zeal and might and
wisdom that. resulted in putting 1926
names OF women on the registration books
over and against 4,3lS men. 7'. isl..N@''
A system Of scurrilous falsehoods and
Misrepresentation Of my work, and that OF
the women, was begun through the local
Democratic press and the Kansas City
Times which has considerable circulation
in the city, as well as being telegraphed
all over the country to other papers OF like
political faith. 500 'E,t5ita g.i3' l35;
In our work for law and order we had
tho most aggressive and powerful support
Of the Times, the great Republican daily
paper that Is a power not only locally, but
in State and Nation under the strong
Ownership and daring, brilliant, aggres.
sive, and far-seeing Colonel D. r. Anthony,
brother Of his we'll known sister. The al.
lance boycotted the Times. This move
only made the Times the more fearless,
and the tops were literally taken of tbs
dens Of deceit and imfamy and the sun
light OF truth let in. ,.t& II
l took great care that no personalities
should mar the woman's work, but the
great arguments OF Justice and 1obriety,
law and order alone should be the weapons,
with ballots that our special hosts should
WELD. ga1
DRIVEN TO DESPERATION
at the entrsnchised women, Islander was
their next refuge. This they mast hurl at
me to deetroy my influence with women
before election day. They secured the
services Of purported reporter Of the
New York World and St. Louis Post Dis.
patch to interview me on the general sub
ject Of suffrage. work in the State. A
pleasant conversation Of one hour took
place in the presence Of my host, Colonel
DIR Anthony and family. Only words